1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 220 Barry Beck Hockey Card (Front)
1981-82 O-Pee-Chee 220 Barry Beck Hockey Card (Back)
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Barry has established himself as one of the toughest players in pro hockey. Ranked among the league’s finest defenders, he has frequently knocked out opponents with crunching body checks. Barry holds NHL record with 22 goals as a rookie defenseman at Colorado in 1977-78.
En Français
Barry s’est fait une réputation de “dur” dans la ligue. Cet excellent défenseur éloigne souvent les adversaires en leur donnant des bons coups d’épaule. Barry établit un record dans la LNH en marquant 22 buts comme recrue à la défense pour le Colorado en 1977-78.
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The 22 goals that Barry Beck scored for the Colorado Rockies in 1977-78 stood as an NHL rookie record for defenseman for over a decade. Brian Leetch hold the current record with the 23 he scored with the New York Rangers in 1988-89.
Beck was outstanding in the 1980-81 Stanley Cup playoffs for the Rangers. It was his first full season with the Blue Shirts after a November 2, 1979 trade sent him from the Colorado Rockies for Lucien DeBlois, Pat Hickey, Mike McEwen, Dean Turner and player to be named later, which turned out to be Bobby Sheehan.
Barry put up 13 points in 14 games that playoff year on five goals and eight assists. After 30 penalty minutes, two fights and an early exit from game 2 of the opening round against the Los Angeles Kings, a 5-4 loss, Beck came back strong in game three. In a 10-3 rout at Madison Square Garden, he had a goal and assist and stayed out of the penalty box. Don Maloney led the team with four points but it was Barry leading with a +6.
Between 1977-78 and 1989-90, Barry Beck played 615 regular season and 51 playoff games in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Rockies, New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings. A nagging shoulder injury prematurely ended his NHL career.